Head of Finance
Feering, near Colchester
Office based, with hybrid option
£70,000 - £75,000 DOE
Are you a commercially minded senior finance leader looking to join a Senior Leadership Team and support the next stage of growth for a values-led adult social care organisation?
Calm Futures provide specialist supported living, residential and outreach support for adults with learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, mental health needs and complex needs. We are committed to helping people live meaningful lives with dignity, choice and independence, supported by high-quality, person-centred care.
Our work is guided by four core values: Meaningful, Limitless, Creative and Aspirational. These values shape how we support people, how we work with families and professionals, and how we develop services that focus on strengths, goals, independence and better outcomes.
What you’ll be doing
Working with the CEO, Managing Director, Board and operational leaders, you will lead finance and provide insight, controls and planning to support sustainable growth, acquisitions, service development and property investment.
· Develop and deliver financial strategy aligned to growth plans.
· Advise the CEO, Managing Director, Board and Senior Leadership Team.
· Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, management accounts and reporting.
· Produce Board reports, business cases, modelling and financial analysis.
· Support acquisitions, new services, property development, due diligence and integration.
· Maintain strong controls, governance, audit, compliance and statutory reporting.
· Improve finance systems, processes and team capability.
About you
You will be a qualified accountant with strong technical expertise, commercial judgement and a collaborative leadership style. Confident at senior level, you can turn complex financial information into clear recommendations.
· Qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA.
· Senior finance leadership experience in adult social care, healthcare or another regulated sector, with experience of CQC regulation, social care funding, acquisitions, integration or private equity-backed growth.
· Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting, audit, controls and management reporting.
· Experience in business planning, financial modelling, growth, acquisitions or major change.
· Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
· Values-led, hands-on approach with integrity, sound judgement and commitment to person-centred care.
Why join Calm Futures?
· Join a growing organisation with a clear social purpose and values rooted in being Meaningful, Limitless, Creative and Aspirational.
· Take on a senior leadership role with direct access to the CEO, Managing Director and Board.
· Make a visible impact on sustainable growth, service development and the quality of support delivered to people.
· Work in a commercially focused environment where finance is central to strategy, governance and decision-making.
· Lead and develop a finance function at an important stage of organisational growth.
Pay: £75,000.00-£85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Are you a qualified Accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA?
- Do you have senior finance leadership experience in adult social care, healthcare or another regulated sector?
- Do you have experience of CQC regulation, social care funding, acquisitions, integration or private equity-backed growth?
- Do you have strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting, audit, controls and management reporting?
- Do you have ebusiness planning, financial modelling, growth, acquisitions or major change?
Work Location: In person
